Crew confident ahead of first flight since failed Soyuz launch

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Russian, American and Canadian astronauts are set to blast off later Monday for the first manned Soyuz mission since a frightening failed launch in October, with the three feeling confident despite the risks. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Anne McClain of Nasa and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency will launch at 1131 GMT [ ]